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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Pieter Coetze is once again the headline act as he will go for double gold tonight in the men’s 100 free and 50 backstroke, where he is top seed in both

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Leah Hayes Logs World University Games 200 IM Record – 2:10.01

University of Virginia’s Leah Hayes logged her fastest 200m IM time since 2022 en route to breaking the World University Games record.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Kaylee McKeown Shooting for 3rd World Title in 200 Back

The current world record-holder and two-time defending World Champion in the 200 back, McKeown looks to be the favorite to bring home the gold in Singapore.

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16-Year-Old Shin Ohashi Of Japan Blasts 2:06.91 200 Breaststroke World Junior Record

Competing at a domestic high school meet, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi blasted a new 200 breaststroke World Junior Record of 2:06.91.

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The United States Extends World University Games Medal Table Lead On Day Four

Kennedy Noble’s gold in the women’s 100m backstroke helped the Americans further set themselves apart in the World University Games medal table.

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Srihari Nataraj The Latest Record-Breaker In A Resurgent Year For India

Indian swimmers have set five records so far in Berlin, taking their total for the year into double figures with the World Championships still to come

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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Welcome to day 5 prelims of the 2025 World University Games in Berlin!

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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Ben Delmar has been on the podium in both breaststroke events so far, but will have his work cut out to keep his chances of a trifecta alive in the 50 today

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Rebelo, Mak Crack National Records on Day 4 of World University Games

Portuguese Camila Rebelo and Hong Kong’s Adam Mak both broke national records on day four of the World University Games. (Above: Camila Rebelo)

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4-Time Olympic Medalist Siobhan Haughey Withdraws from Worlds With a Back Injury

Hong Kong’s most-accomplished swimmer Siobhan Haughey has withdrawn from the upcoming World Championships, where she had a pair of top three seeds.

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2025 World University Games: Day 4 Relay Analysis

Isabel Ivey had the fastest split on tonight’s relay, as the U.S. dominated the field on their way to gold in a record-setting time.

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2025 World Champs Preview: Sjostrom’s Pregnancy Leaves Opportunity in the Women’s 50 Free

American Gretchen Walsh is the top seed in the women’s 50 free, but she didn’t make the podium at last year’s Olympic Games.

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Srihari Nataraj Breaks Indian Record In The 100 Free By 0.01 At WUG Prelims

Srihari Nataraj added an eighth National Record with his swim in the heats this morning, qualifying 12th into the semi-finals tonight

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2025 World University Games: Day 4 Finals Preview

Pieter Coetze and Leah Shackley (pictured) will both take on doubles tonight, with Shackley attempting to win her third gold of the meet tonight

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Japan’s 16-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Crushes 4:09.38 400 IM World Junior Record

16-year-old Yumeki Kojima of Japan blasted a lifetime best of 4:09.38 to score a new World Junior Record in the 400m IM.

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